April 09, 2008

Sean Garrett, more famous for his work behind the panel, has stepped up in front of the mic to release his first album as a singer. A music video from him for the song "Grippin'" has been premiered, featuring the song's guest voice, Ludacris.

"Grippin' on This Bed" is the first single taken from Garrett's debut album "Turbo 919" which is scheduled to be released this Summer. In an interview with DJBooth.net, the singer said that his album has "already been compared to some of the great albums. And I've just really been blessed, man, that I really have had the opportunity to put it together a really diverse, very exciting album. I'm really appreciative of the opportunity to get out and show the world what I'm made of."

As "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is going to be released soon, three new TV spots for the sequel to the hit family fantasy film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" have come out on the web. All three video footages have exactly the same length of duration, that is 32 seconds.

The three of them also mostly contain similar clipping of scenes from the Buena Vista Pictures' drama fantasy film. The spots begin with a night shot of the ruined castle and then continue with different clips. Overall, the television promos focus on the fighting scenes and the war the leading characters have to face.

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z's not-yet-confirmed marriage fuels more rumors as new speculation has just surfaced that the songbird maybe pregnant with the hip hop star's baby. The NY Daily News has become the first to speculate Beyonce is sperminated with Jay-Z's love child.

Multiple sources and news media have claimed Beyonce and Jay-Z already tied the knot Friday, April 4 at the hip hop mogul's New York apartment. While neither of them confirming or denying the wedding reports, fellow music star Mary J. Blige disclosed the not-yet-confirmed nuptials during the Greensboro, North Carolina stop of her "Heart of the City Tour" on Saturday night, April 5.

The "Zodiac" actress Chloe Sevigny and the co-star of Brad Pitt in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" Zooey Deschanel are both heading to a new indie film project entitled "Divorce Ranch". According to Variety, the two actresses have been signed to star in the comedy film.

In the film produced, directed and written by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Sevigny is set to portray an actress who comes to a ranch with her young son to find a wealthy man and marry him, whereas Deschanel is going to portray the actress' assistant. The two will be working together when the film that is set in Nevada after World War II begins to take its principal photography in September.

It appears that Woody Harrelson is comfortable with nudity as he's been snapped stripping off for a swim with pal Owen Wilson at his Miami, Florida, home on Sunday, April 6. While Owen opted to preserve his modesty with a pair of swimming trunks, Harrelson was happy to bare all, diving into the sea completely naked.

Best friends Harrelson and Owen, according to the Daily Mail, watched both the men's and ladies' singles tennis finals at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne in Miami over the weekend. Spending hours on the heat of the court action, the twosome then went back to Harrelson's Miami waterfront home and decided to take a dip in the ocean.

Still a 15-year-old and yet to have a driving license, Miley Cyrus has already set an eye for her future car. Reports said that the singer plans to buy a Porsche 911 Turbo which costs $126,200. Miley has also been spotted speaking with a car dealer recently.

Apparently Miley's plan still hasn't been approved yet by his father Billy Ray Cyrus who thinks not only that she is too young, the car she wants is also too expensive. But Miley doesn't seem to care with her dad's disapproval and feels that she can afford it. "Miley is getting older now and wants to spend her money any way she wants. She is so confident that she'll be able to buy herself a Porsche when she turns 16 that she's already shopping for the car," so said a friend of Miley.

The screenwriter of "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" and "Voltron", Justin Marks is gearing up to tackle another feature film project. According to Variety, the scribbler has been tapped to pen the script of Rogue Picture's horror comic book adaptation "Hack/Slash".

Marks will team up with Ben Magid who has been signed earlier to work on the script. Further, together with Magid, he is set to finalize the script which initial draft has been made by Todd Lincoln and Martin Schenk.

A music video for Robyn's "Who's That Girl" has been released on her YouTube channel. The song is the fifth single from her 2005 album "Robyn" which according to a press release, will soon hit the U.S. stores on April 29 as part of her deal with Interscope Records.

The music video is directed by Diane Martel who has penned videos for Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey. "Robyn" the album has hit both her native country of Sweden and U.K. in 2005 and 2007 respectively. It is now packaged to be released Stateside with collaborations from Swedish electronic duo The Knife and rock band Teddybears.

Could it be true that love is in the air for Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling? The actress reportedly has fallen for the movie hunk, found a new love in him just weeks after swapping Los Angeles for the Big Apple.

Both movie stars, according to sources who saw them getting cozy Saturday, April 5 at trendy SoHo restaurant Freemans, "were definitely acting like they were on a date. They lingered there for hours and were both dressed kind of shabby." Dunst and Gosling were in New York City shooting their latest film "All Good Things."

Gym Class Heroes will make their fans guessing in their next studio album, "The Quilt". The award-winning Hip-Hop group will not write the names of the featured guests on the liner notes of their new album, instead they will leave fans to guess through the artists' voice, an approach that they describe as "movie aesthetic".

This idea struck the band after seeing albums putting too many features on them. "I can't speak for everyone but I hate seeing lots of features on an album," frontman Travis McCoy told Billboard.com. "So, instead we're having a movie aesthetic, where everyone is going to be part of the cast as opposed to being featured. You won't know who is on the album just by looking at the liner notes. You'll know only if you listen and recognize the person's voice. This way, people know we didn't do stuff for name sake, but really because that person belonged on that song."

As Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios announced its animation slate at a New York press conference on April 9, 2008, it is unveiled that "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus will lend her voice to the upcoming Disney animation about an American super dog "Bolt". In the family comedy animation, Cyrus is giving a voice to a human co-star of John Travolta's character.

According to ComingSoon, the 15-year-old daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus will bring her vocal talents to voice the human character named Penny. By taking the voicing role, young Cyrus will be joining Travolta who is set to voice the titular character and Susie Essman who is signed to voice abandoned house-cat Mittens.

One of the most talked about new acts, Charlotte Sometimes, chose the track as strongly titled as "How I Could Just Kill a Man" as her debut single. The artist who hails from New York and is signed to Geffen will on May 6 release her first album "Waves and the Both of Us" that sees a range of music genre starting from pop rock to Nu-Jazz.

The title to the lead single indeed is a close reference to Cypress Hill's song of the same title. Explaining this Charlotte said in an interview, "It was the last song that we wrote for the record. All the other songs were finished, and my producer came up to me and said, "'How I Could Just Kill a Man,' you know that Cypress Hill song? Play that song." And I was like, "Alright." I went into the other room and wrote it. I came out, and there it was."

The depicter of the man of steel in superhero flick "Superman Returns" Brandon Routh is reported to have been signed to star in the comic book adaptation film "Dead of Night". According to Bloody-Disgusting, the 28-year-old actor has officially been tapped to take the lead role in the horror movie project.

For this comic book adaptation project, the co-star of Kate Bosworth in "Returns" will be portraying Dylan Dog who is a nightmare investigator. Also, he is going to be acting under the direction of "TMNT" helmer Kevin Munroe. Further, he will join Munroe when the film begins its shooting that is expected to start in July 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

When it comes to rocking a bikini with a bun in the oven, Tori Spelling isn't afraid of doing it. The actress who's eight months pregnant with her second child with husband Dean McDermott dons a bikini for photo agency Startraks during the March 20 shooting of her Oxygen reality show in Beverly Hills.

"So far I've gained 25 pounds and am loving my body!" Tori told Startraks about her curvier body. "I'm eating whatever my body tells me it needs and wants. I love my growing belly and the curves I'm taking on."

After being picked by lingerie brand Ultimo to become their new model, Melanie Brown takes a further step on her fashion career. Latest report said that one of the Spice Girls members has launched her own clothing line called Catty Couture. She debuted the Fall 2008 line at the California Market Center in Los Angeles on Monday, April 7.

The designs for the line were originated from Mel B's personal styles, which feature high-waisted skirts, leggings, tank tops, and lots of leopard print. Even though the designs haven't been shown to her fellow Spice Girls members, the singer believes that they really support her effort, saying "We're all really supportive of each other."

Madonna's former hometown is changing its opinion about giving her an honor. Mayor Charles M. Brunner has written a letter to the singer to offer her a key to the city, according to The Bay City Times.

"We have always been proud of your accomplishments but recently your induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame reminded us that we need to honor you with the highest honor that Bay City can offer," Charles M. Brunner wrote in the letter. No further details on when the letter is delivered to the pop star or her response about the formal invitation.

The small report regarding Kelly Rowland recording her third solo album is finally confirmed. The words of returning to the studio for the follow up to "Ms. Kelly" has come out from Rowland's own lips during an interview with DailyRecord.co.uk.

It was first brought up by ConventryTelegraph.net who simply said that the "Like This" singer would return to the studio within a week to start recording. In a newly published interview, Rowland confirmed this, saying "I'm going back into the studio as I've just started the third album."

Akon, under his label Konvict Muzik, is spreading his wings to Europe and Africa by setting up a new branch office that he hopes can net new talents. An office in London has just been launched and Akon is seeking opportunities to scan "mega superstar" in international league.

"We will be scanning Europe and Africa for the next mega superstars," Melvin Brown, CEO of Konvict Muzik released a statement. "When Akon and I partnered and created Konvict Muzik, we agreed that we would have the hottest artists on our roster. I have concentrated on diversifying the artist roster and creating an international presence. I personally look for unique artists. I want something that sets us aside from the rest and is completely different than the average every day music you hear."

50 Cent, the "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" rapper, is going to once again showcase his acting skill on the big screen. According to Variety, the rapper whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III is in talks to star in indie drama "Spectacular Regret".

In the film scripted by "The Youth in Us" scribbler and helmer Joshua Leonard, 50 will be portraying a death row inmate whose forthcoming execution becomes a controversial issue. Further, it is reported that if the Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist nails the deal, he will be joining other theps, including Danny Huston, John Ortiz and Kelli Garner.

Sarah Harding is an engaged lady. The Girls Aloud singer reportedly has got engaged to boyfriend Tom Crane after he proposed to her with a horse.

According to the Daily Star, which was the first to cover the engagement report, the DJ wanted to buy Harding a horse to play polo on rather than a conventional wedding ring. "Anyone can buy a diamond ring but what Sarah loves about Tom is that he's not that obvious," the publication quoted a source as saying. "He decided to ask her to commit to him with another gift - her very own horse to play polo on."

Josh Groban will on May 6 release a live CD/DVD combo that features the tenor's performance at Salt Lake's EnergySolutions Arena back on August 28, 2007 that supports his 2006 album "Awake". The Reprise Records release will be titled "Awake Live" and boasts direction from MTV director, Hamish Hamilton.

The package features songs from the American singer's three best-selling albums, with the majority off of "Awake". Among those included are his 2001 debut single "You Raise Me Up", and the 2003 single "Remember When It Rained" as well as the charting "You are Loved (Don't Give Up)".

Though earlier reports suggested that "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" possibly becomes the last installment of the hit Disney musical series, further reports revealed the other way around. According to Hollywood Reporter, the mouse house have confirmed that the studio are now developing the fourth High School Musical.

To the movie news site, the president of Disney Channel Worldwide Rich Ross confessed that the studio are working for "High School Musical 4". "We are writing 'High School Musical 4,' " explained Ross following a presentation at a midtown Manhattan recording studio on Tuesday, April 8. The fourth film reportedly will once again be a made-for-TV movie although there is possibility that the format may change in the future.

Simple Plan have premiered a new music video for "Your Love is a Lie", the band's second single off their self-titled album that was released in February. The clip was directed by the renown Wayne Isham back in March in Los Angeles. The video is also put up on the band's official site.

The clip shows the band's vocalist, Pierre Bouvier, being miserable towards his ex-girlfriend in his apartment room while scenes of the band performing are intertwined. The song is about a man being left by a girl who has found a replacement of him. The lyrics says "...and do you think about me when he touches you?" which is the toned down version of the album's version where the word "touches" is a replacement for "f***s".

Has recently admitted that her fight against cancer is "not over", Kylie Minogue, to everyone's surprise, revealed on United States television that a doctor initially misdiagnosed her cancer, gave her the all clear when she actually had breast cancer. Claimed she had never spoken publicly about the misdiagnosis, the Australian pop princess said she was inspired to speak about it after listening to Ellen DeGeneres and her earlier guest, U.S. presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton, discussed the importance of the early detection of breast cancer.

In an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," which aired Monday, April 7 the singer shared her secret for the first time. "Listen, this is an opportunity for me to say something that I have not said before," so she said. "I was misdiagnosed initially. So my message to all of you and everyone at home is, because someone is in a white coat and using big medical instruments, doesn't necessarily mean they are right. If you have any doubt, go back again."

A title has been unveiled for Robin Thicke's third studio album that will follow the award-nominated "The Evolution of Robin Thicke". Literally or not, the album is going to be called "Something Else". As many as five tracks have also been known.

Thicke invited several people to have a listening session of his new materials earlier this week in Legacy Studio. A rep from SOHH.com, Danica who participated at the event wrote that Thicke offered glasses of champagne because his album is about "wine and bubbly music." Thicke, operating the board himself, previewed tracks such as "SideStep", "Magic", "Dream World", "Sweetest Love" and "Mr. Loverman".

Following the rebuttal to Orlando Bloom's rumors, a new speculation regarding who will be tackling the top role in the action adventure film "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" surfaces. According to Latino Review, the "Jarhead" actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been offered with the role of Dastan in the Walt Disney Pictures' movie project.

Review claimed that they got the scoop about the co-star of Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" from multiple Hollywood sources. Despite stating that Gyllenhaal is fit for the role which requires a lot of physical stunts, the site further suggested that it is likely that Disney may not hire the actor since he hurt his ankle earlier. Still, there are no words coming from either Disney or Gyllenhaal's camp regarding the new rumor.

Trouble managed to find Pete Doherty, again. The troubled rock star was on Tuesday, April 8 during a London court hearing sentenced to 14 weeks in jail after being found violating the term of his probation and for using unspecified drugs.

Doherty has been in and out of court in recent months due to his well-publicized battle with drug abuse. His manager said there were "numerous reasons" that the singer/songwriter had been jailed, one of which was "his latecoming at probation hearings."

"Tha Carter III", arguably one of the most anticipated albums this year, has revealed its cover art. The album is the sixth studio album from rapper Lil Wayne who has frequently pushed its release date since last year.

The cover art is simply a baby picture of Wayne which is revamped with the attributes that he has while being adult, including his famous face tattoos and the ring in his little finger that he often wears. It was confirmed in March that the album will be released on May 13 but there have been rumors that the release date will be pushed further to June.

Although its premiere schedule is set for Tuesday, April 15 on Yahoo! Music, Nelly's music video for "Party People" that features Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie, has surfaced on-line on WorldStarHipHop.com. The clip is the first from Nelly's upcoming album "Brass Knuckles" that is due June 24.

The video was shot in Los Angeles earlier this year by director Marc Webb who also penned Fergie's "London Bridge" video. Cameos are made by Keri Hilson and the song's producer Polow Da Don.

Toni Braxton was rushed to St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas on Monday night, April 7 after complaining of chest pains. The six-time Grammy winner is said to be on the mend and in "good condition" following the hospitalization thus is expected to be released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, April 8.

Braxton has been headlining her "Toni Braxton: Revealed" show at Las Vegas' The Flamingo since August 2006. She recently re-upped her contract to extend the five-night-a-week show through August. However, due to her hospitalization, the songbird won't be able to go on with her "Revealed" show right away, a Flamingo representative has stated.